A Look Behind the Scenes of Waste and Recycling at SU
Join the SU Sustainability Management group to learn what happens to your recyclables on and off-campus. This session will reinforce SU’s goals for increasing recyclables on campus and reduce contamination before it is sent to the recycling center. These figures also determine the ranking of the University in The Campus Race to Zero Waste, the annual recycling and waste reduction competition where colleges and universities compete from across North America.
Led by the University’s Sustainability Coordinator, Melissa Cadwell.
Next session: TBD
Climate Action Plan
Learn about the updated Climate Action Plan. Find out why it was updated and why it was written as a five-year plan. In this session you’ll learn about what the University is doing to lower the campus’s carbon footprint and reduce emissions. And more importantly, learn how you can help!
Led by Melissa Cadwell and Lydia Knox, Sustainability Coordinators, Sustainability Management, this information session will be held via a video teleconference. A link will be sent to those who register a few days before the session.
Next session: TBD
Syracuse University’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategies
Sustainability Management is focused on meeting the University’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2032. In this session, you’ll gain valuable insight into how Sustainability Management categorizes and tracks the University’s greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, you’ll learn about the energy efficiency projects recently completed and other strategies to reduce energy use and emissions both on campus and at home.
Next session: TBD
Why a Pollinator Garden is Important and How to Plant One
Learn the importance of planting a native pollinator garden and how to start. Native habitats are disappearing rapidly. Are you missing Monarch butterflies and other native butterflies? Learn how to select and plant a native garden to help support pollinators to provide nectar and pollen, and support pollinator habitats all seasons.
Presented by Melissa Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainability Management and (tentative) Gabe Smith Graduate Student, Food Studies Major, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Next session: TBD